“You said that I had an affair, that I was a philanderer. That I eloped with someone else, and that was why I had an accident. I supposedly left a will for you to be together with my sister.”Luna looked at Joshua’s face and enunciated every word.“Do you think I still care about my reputation? Both of you destroyed my reputation six years ago!”The atmosphere in the booth instantly turned cold.Joshua furrowed his brows.“Luna, I’ve already said that I didn’t know about that matter. It was all Aura—”“You’re pushing all the blame to Aura, just because she’s not here in Banyan City? How unfortunate. Someone already showed me a photo of Aura back in Banyan City. Mr. Lynch, you should lie less, just in case Aura suddenly appears. You won’t be able to explain yourself anymore then.”Then, Luna stood up.“I’ll withdraw myself from the competition, only because this competition isn’t only my blood, sweat, and tears. Zayne, Samson, and the others put in hard work for this, too. But..
Outside the booth in the corridors, Luna was surrounded by onlookers, backed up to the corner of the wall.Some were insulting her, some were jeering, and some even threw things at her.The corridors were blocked and filled to the brim with people.Joshua furrowed his brows. He immediately strode over.At that moment, Luna silently leaned against the wall with a flat gaze. Her face was devoid of any emotion.Her once lively eyes dimmed and lost their brightness. She was like a soulless rag doll.She seemed to have not heard the noises and the insults made by the surrounding people.Her light-colored clothes were stained with coffee and eggs. Her hair was in a mess. Her clothes were also torn and crumpled up by the pushing and shoving from the crowd.Her emotionless expression had a sort of otherworldly, ethereal beauty.Joshua’s heart fiercely skipped a beat upon the scene in front of him.He furrowed his brows and roughly pushed the crowd aside. He rushed right toward Luna’s
During the heated discussion, someone took out a recording device.“Hello, Mr. Lynch. I’m Banyan City’s television reporter. I’d like to ask: What relationship do you have with Luna? Why are you here alone with her in the cafe? “Are you two dating? Luna just hurt your girlfriend, yet you’re here on a date with her. What relationship does the three of you have?“When you’re on a date with Luna, will you feel guilty toward Ms. Fiona Blake? Can you tell us your emotional journey?”Facing such rude questions, Joshua furrowed his brows tightly.He lifted his gaze and looked at the reporter coldly, then saying aloofly, haughtily, “Should I have to explain my life to you, just because you’re a reporter? Show me your press pass and tell me your department. I’ll contact your highest superior.”Joshua’s tone was as cold as his gaze.The reporter paused for a while, subconsciously took a few steps back, and stopped talking.The restless crowd finally quieted down a little upon Joshua’s r
There was a hospital less than a kilometer away from the cafe.To prevent Joshua, who was drenched in coffee, from garnering attention, Luna took off her ash-gray trench coat and put it over Joshua.Joshua initially refused. He thought that it was inappropriate for a man to put on a woman’s trench coat.However, he did not expect that…Although it looked like a women’s trench coat on Luna, it also looked like a men’s trench coat when it was put on Joshua.Joshua furrowed his brows and walked while holding onto Luna and furrowing his brows.“Where did you get this from?”“I got someone to specially make it. It’s for men,” Luna replied calmly as she walked.“Nigel, Neil, and Nellie were fatherless when we were abroad. When they were at the amusement park, they were also unhappy, because other kids would mock them for not having a father.“Malcolm would pretend to be their dad to cheer them up when he had the time. When he wasn’t free, I’d put on this men’s trench coat to pretend
Joshua’s deep gaze gradually dimmed.After a while, he turned.“What did Malcolm sacrifice to save you? Is it money? I can repay him ten times or even a hundred times over. Why do you have to repay with the rest of your life?”Luna laughed. “Mr. Lynch, who are you to me that you repay others a hundred times over? Also, there are things that money can’t be used to repay.”Luna wanted to continue saying something when she looked up and noticed that they had already reached the hospital.She helped Joshua in, helped him register, and brought him to the doctor’s consultation room.“Thankfully for this burn, you came in time.”In the doctor’s consultation room, after the doctor dealt with the red patch on Joshua’s back, he could not help but tease, “If you were to come any later, the red patch would go off by itself. My medication would be useless then.”Looking at the doctor joking seriously, Luna, who had a stern face, finally could not help but laugh.The tall Joshua got up fr
That day when Luna saw the burns on Fiona’s stomach, she felt that something was off.After all, that day when the coffee spilled onto Fiona, her hands were splashed with it, too.Although the coffee was hot, Luna was fine after washing it off with water.Why would Fiona be scalded so badly?The doctor’s words a moment ago also confirmed Luna’s thoughts.The huge patch of burns on Fiona’s stomach perhaps had nothing to do with the cup of coffee! Joshua furrowed his brows upon Luna’s questions. He strode outside while saying flatly, “I reserve my opinions on this.”Luna was stunned for a moment, then she laughed.“Reserve your opinions? Joshua Lynch, you don’t want to answer me because you know your beloved Ms. Blake is up to no good and you’re in the wrong, right?”Joshua continued walking without stopping. “It's up to you how you want to read it.”Luna stood in the same spot and looked at Joshua’s back. She smiled bitterly.Here she was, worried he might be injured and hel
How nauseating.How did she fall in love with such a selfish person back then? Coming out from the hospital, Luna just got in the taxi and headed back to Blue Bay Villa when her phone rang incessantly.There were messages and calls, one after the other.Luna lowered her head and looked through them.Most of the calls and messages were from the design department and also the people on her team.Luna did not need to see to know that Joshua must have announced Fiona taking over her.It made sense, too. There were only two days left until the competition. Big news like replacing someone last minute should be notified as early as possible.Otherwise, Fiona would not be able to memorize the script on the design concept.Luna lowered her gaze and looked through each of the messages.In the end, she directly addressed everyone in the competition team chat group.[Swapping Ms. Blake as the leader is the conclusion Mr. Lynch and I came to. I was the one who suggested this. I hope all
Hearing Joey’s excited voice, Luna helplessly rubbed the middle of her brows.“I’ve said many times that I’m not your master. You can’t simply call someone that.”Joey could not help but laugh heartily at Luna’s reaction. As always, she rejected and corrected him.“To me, you are my master. You inspired me to design. You brought me into the world of jewelry design. You were my guide. You’re my master.“Also, all these years, I’ve been paying attention to your work. I could immediately recognize your work and style.“You should just acknowledge me as your protege. That way, when I realize someone plagiarized your work, I could still help you!”Luna did not know whether to laugh or cry at Joey’s nonsensical justification.Luna helplessly rubbed the middle of her brows.“If you truly think that way, then so be it.”“Are you for real?!” Joey, on the other end of the line, yelled excitedly. “You truly let me be Moon’s protege?”Luna shrugged. “Anyway, If I don’t agree to it, you’d